Not so long ago when Creality celebrates its 9th Anniversary with us, Makers. This is also where they introduce a new batch of their 3D Printers including the K1 series that sets out to be a game-changer. How it does? Well, this K1 and K1 Max is just all for it, offering intelligence and amazing high speed.
As for assembling, you don’t need to worry yourself as you can use these immediately out of the box. Both K1 and K1 Max have a professional-grade CoreXY structure with a 190g lightweight print head to support their high-speed movement. Not to mention that this print head comes with a G-sensor to avoid printing errors during this high-speed printing. As you know, even this little vibration from this can put you at a disadvantage in printing.
Those are just not the end of this high-speed supremacy because they are also installed with a Dual-Gear Direct Drive Extruder delivering strong extrusion force. On top of that, this extruder mingles well with its new ceramic heater, encircling the entire hot end that helps the filament to melt quickly. The hot end is heated up to 200°C within 40 seconds to achieve high-quality prints even at the level of its high printing speed. Dual fans are provided for the model cooling to avoid stringing and warping. One in the print head and an 18w auxiliary fan in the build chamber.
This K1 series adopts the Creality OS operating with a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU empowering high-speed printing and 8GB ROM which you can use to store up to 400 model files for less hassle printing. Speaking of, you can utilize the new slicing software Creality Print as it has a pre-made profile for these printers. When it comes to printing, accurate leveling is what we most struggle with. But these printers automatically level the print bed and calibrate the accelerometer before printing. All in all, minimal operation at its finest.
All the features mentioned above are what K1 and K1 Max offers. But what K1 Max makes it max from the former? Of course, it prints bigger, as its names suggest, but it is not just about the size. This K1 Max is equipped with an Al LiDAR system that will scan the first layer on its own and will let you know if something goes wrong. It is accompanied by an AI Camera to watch over any printing failure that may occur or can be used for sharing your satisfying 3D printing timelapse. There is also a built-in air purifier for pleasant printing.
Here is the summary of the features of K1 and K1 Max:
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Features |
Creality K1 |
Creality K1 Max |
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Build Volume |
220 x 220 x 250mm |
300 x 300 x 300mm |
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Printing Speed |
≤ 600 mm/s |
≤ 600 mm/s |
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Acceleration |
≤ 20000 mm/s² |
≤ 20000 mm/s² |
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Extruder |
Dual Gear Direct Drive |
Dual Gear Direct Drive |
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Max. Hot End Temp |
≤ 300°C |
≤ 300°C |
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Max. Print Bed Temp |
≤ 100°C |
≤ 120°C |
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Print Bed |
PC-coated spring steel |
PEI-coated spring steel |
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Bed Leveling |
Completely Automatic |
Completely Automatic |
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File Transfer |
USB Drive, Wifi |
USB Drive, Wifi, Ethernet |
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AI Camera |
No |
Yes |
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AI LiDAR |
No |
Yes |
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Air Purifier |
No |
Yes |
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Filament Sensor |
Yes |
Yes |
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Resume Print |
Yes |
Yes |
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In all fairness, this K1 series is by far our favorite right now. When we try to print this Cali-Dragon in the K1 3D printer, it just took 2 hours to print 6 pieces of them which is way more advanced than the regular 3D printer that took 1 hour to print just 1 piece.
Now I know you are more interested than ever! Don’t worry, K1 3D Printer is out now on our website and e-commerce stores. While K1 Max is set to arrive this coming July. Either the two, impress us with their revolutionary offerings granting us to print smarter and faster.